Curse Tablets, Ice Skates and the Archaeology of Childhood - Ep 258

This week we have 3 interesting archaeology news stories. First up, “curse tablets” were found at a Roman villa in the UK. Then, a 1,000 year old bone ice skate was found at a site in the Czech Republic. And finally, we have a discussion about the length of childhood in humans, and how it evolved to be that way and the somewhat overlooked archaeology of childhood.

Links

• Mysterious ‘curse tablets’ and ‘sophisticated’ paintings found at ancient Roman site
• Archaeologists Unearth 1,000-Year-Old Ice Skate Made of Animal Bone in Czech Republic
• Grow Slow: Human childhood is uniquely protracted. How did it evolve to be that way and why? - New Scientist Feature

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